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Inflation surges more than expected ahead of RBA meeting

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Inflation surges more than expected ahead of RBA meeting

Australia's inflation rate picked up more than expected in September, increasing expectations of an interest rate hike next week.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • EWA iShares MSCI Australia ETF+2.2% 30d

    iShares MSCI Australia ETF holds stocks listed in Australia, which this story is about (“rba”).

  • BWX SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF

    SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Australia

  • EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF-2.2% 11d

    iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is a broad fund of developed-market stocks that includes Australia

  • BHP BHP Group-14.2% 30d

    BHP Group (metal mining) is one of the largest Australia-based companies traded in the US, so news about Australia (“rba”) reaches its shares.

  • IREN Iren-38.9% 30d

    Iren (finance services) is one of the largest Australia-based companies traded in the US, so news about Australia (“rba”) reaches its shares.

  • MESO Mesoblast

    Mesoblast (biological products, (no diagnostic substances)) is one of the largest Australia-based companies traded in the US, so news about Australia (“rba”) reaches its shares.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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Inflation surges more than expected ahead of RBA meeting ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Source: ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Companies carried with this story

  • EWA Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf

    In “Inflation surges more than expected ahead of RBA meeting,” Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf (EWA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI Australia ETF holds stocks listed in Australia, which this story is about (“rba”)

  • BWX Spdr Series Trust

    Spdr Series Trust (BWX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 28 Oct 2026 story “Inflation surges more than expected ahead of RBA meeting.” Reason on file: SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Australia

  • EFA Ishares Tr

    For “Inflation surges more than expected ahead of RBA meeting,” Ishares Tr (EFA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is a broad fund of developed-market stocks that includes Australia

  • BHP BHP Group

    For “Inflation surges more than expected ahead of RBA meeting,” BHP Group (BHP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: BHP Group (metal mining) is one of the largest Australia-based companies traded in the US, so news about Australia (“rba”) reaches its shares

  • IREN Iren Limited Ordinary Shares

    In “Inflation surges more than expected ahead of RBA meeting,” Iren Limited Ordinary Shares (IREN) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Iren (finance services) is one of the largest Australia-based companies traded in the US, so news about Australia (“rba”) reaches its shares

  • MESO Mesoblast

    For “Inflation surges more than expected ahead of RBA meeting,” Mesoblast (MESO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Mesoblast (biological products, (no diagnostic substances)) is one of the largest Australia-based companies traded in the US, so news about Australia (“rba”) reaches its shares

How “Inflation surges more than expected ahead of RBA meeting” reaches Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf (EWA)

On 28 Oct 2026, “Inflation surges more than expected ahead of RBA meeting” is the story that connects Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf (EWA) to this story.

For Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf (EWA), the reason on file says iShares MSCI Australia ETF holds stocks listed in Australia, which this story is about (“rba”)

Also listed, Spdr Series Trust (BWX): SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Australia

Price levels for Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf (EWA)

EFA traded between 102.00 and 106.44 across 11 sessions. The latest close on file is 103.46. EWA traded between 27.76 and 29.31 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 29.12.

How solid “Inflation surges more than expected ahead of RBA meeting” looks

46 out of 100

“Inflation surges more than expected ahead of RBA meeting” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.